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Sunday, 15 June 2014

An Insight into Taliban's Activities in Pakistan

We have already seen in my article “Muslim Millat and Pakistan’s Role in Ensuing
Decade” that political, economic and military weakness of Muslim World is
the biggest hurdle in their way to establish true and complete Islamic systems
in their respective countries. The stated objective of Taliban is to enforce
Islamic systems in Pakistan but practically their activities are weakening military,
economic and political institutions in Pakistan and weakening of these
institutions reduces further Pakistan’s
capacity to enforce Islamic systems in the country. The solution of the problem
lies in unity of whole Muslim ‘Millat’ in the form of Political and Economic
Muslim Union on the pattern of EU. But Taliban’s activities in Pakistan are
quite inimical to this objective of Political and Economic Muslim Union because they
are weakening political, economic and military institutions in Pakistan and because the Millat Unity cannot be achieved without strong institutions. Taliban’s activities are suicidal attempt to the cause of enforcement of Islamic
systems in Pakistan.

Taliban’s activities in Pakistan have put Pakistani
governments under pressure politically and economically. As a result, Pakistani
governments become more vulnerable to accept political and economic dictations
of the west. Acceptance of such dictations take Pakistan further away from the
goal of islamization. The more Taliban attack and destroy military
installations and economic vanguards in Pakistan, the more Pakistan gets away
from the goal of establishment of Islamic systems.

The above stated situation becomes even more grim when
we see that many operations conducted by some Taliban in Pakistan are financed
by non-Muslim enemy states of Pakistan. Such a unholy alliance between some
Taliban and India leads us to believe that actually such Taliban are serving
India’s interests. Taliban should not think that a Pakistan weakened to death (Allah
forbid) by Taliban activities would be presented to Taliban by their Indian
collaborators. If such an exigency arises (we know such exigency is next to
impossible and can only be seen in the wildest imagination), India would be the
first country to run over Pakistan to keep Taliban away. In other words, the wholesome
impact of Taliban’s attacks in Pakistan may be no more than weakening political,
military and economic institutions, an exigency which reduces further Pakistan’s
capability to establish Islamic systems.

Taliban’s standpoint in another way is becoming a
hurdle in the way of a strong Pakistan. They insist
that Pakistani forces should withdraw from tribal areas. Such a demand would
mean separating tribal areas from Pakistan for all practical purposes; an
eventuality which would reduce Pakistan’s political and economic strength. Such
a demand from Taliban is neither justifiable nor supporting to their professed cause of Islamization
in Pakistan. Even if Taliban are able to establish a true and complete Islamic
system in tribal areas, separation of tribal areas from Pakistan would mean the
accruing impact of Islamic system in tribal areas would be locked into the
tribal areas and would not be allowed to reach to rest of Pakistan. Such an
eventuality definitely does not match the professed objectives of Taliban.

Now the question arises if Taliban’s present strategy to
attack and weaken Pakistan’s political, military and economic institutions is
inimical to their professed cause of establishment of Islamic systems in
Pakistan, what option are they left with to establish Islamic systems in
Pakistan?

It may be appreciated that establishment of Islamic
system in Pakistan is not only professed ideology of Taliban but also
constitutional responsibility of government of Pakistan. Negotiations may be initiated between Pakistan and Taliban to establish such Islamic systems which may be established keeping
within Pakistan’s present capability; such Islamic systems which are beyond
Pakistan’s capability to enforce at present may be pended and left to be
enforced at later stages. Negotiations between Pakistan and Taliban on these lines may become
Pakistan’s policy with or without military operation against Taliban.

Pakistan is standing at a critical juncture of its
history; it demands special care to be taken to have a balance between
accommodating fair demands and resisting unfair demands put forth by Taliban.

We may conclude that both Taliban and Pakistan have
two options before them. The first option is they may either choose to continue
with gun battles which would not serve the stated purposes of either side;
Islamic systems would not be established in Pakistan, and Pakistan’s political,
military and economic powers would be eroded. The second option is to negotiate
with genuine Taliban to establish whatever Islamic systems may be possibly enforced
at present keeping within Pakistan’s present
capability. Bogus Taliban which are playing in the foreign hands, must be
straight away flushed away from Pakistan. The second option would bring peace and
power to both parties; the first option would bring irreparable losses to both
parties. The second option may be adopted even after military option.